April 13 2011

Derrick Rose might have already done enough to wrap up the MVP award.
The race for the NBA's best record will go to the final day.
Rose and the Chicago Bulls pulled even with San Antonio on Tuesday night, overwhelming the New York Knicks to start the second half and winning 103-90 for their eighth straight victory.

April 13 2011

Kemba Walker Is Preparing For The Nba Draft This Upcoming Year. He Was Ranked The Top Point Gaurd In The Nation After Leading Connecticut To A National Championship This Year. Walker Averaged 23.5 Points A Game And 4.5 Assist. He says the school's decision to put his name and number on the wall of its basketball arena helped him decide it was time to head to the Nba Draft. I think from that point out it did, because it was like coach just kicked me out," the junior All-American said. "It says 2008 to 2011 [on the banner], so it was like he's [saying], 'Let's get him out of here.' "

April 13 2011 NFl Lockout

The NFL is set to release its preseason schedule for this pending the lockout. The lockout should be over by the time the preseason starts.

April 19 2011 The NBA Playoffs First Round

The way this series is going for the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose wasn't sure if he should feel relieved or concerned.
"It's kind of both," he said.
The 2-0 lead sure looks good. How they got it, though, is a different matter.
Rose scored 36 points, Carlos Boozer added 17 points and 16 rebounds, and the top-seeded Bulls pulled out another dramatic victory over Indiana, beating the Pacers 96-90 on Monday night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

April 19 2011 NBA DRAFT BOARD SHAKEUP
North Carolina's Harrison Barnes followed the lead of Jared Sullinger, Perry Jones and UNC teammates John Henson and Tyler Zeller when he announced on Monday that he was skipping the 2011 NBA draft and returning to school.

Barnes' decision may be a great one for college basketball fans, but it leaves an unprecedented hole at the top of the draft for NBA teams.

Barnes is currently ranked No. 3 on our 2011 Big Board and in several of our Mock Draft scenarios was the No. 1 pick. Sullinger was ranked No. 4. Jones was No. 5. All three players were considered potential All-Stars at the NBA level.

That leaves just two players right now -- Duke's Kyrie Irving and Arizona's Derrick Williams -- as the prizes of this year's draft. After that, it's a big, big drop-off.

Our current Top 10 for 2011 looks like this.